Alt W S on Mac: Show (collapsed group) menu in Excel

To open the Show (collapsed group) menu with Alt W S in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type W, S. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

Step by step

1. Install LightningXL

   Download LightningXL, then follow the instructions. Setup takes about two minutes.

2. Select what to act on

   Click a cell, or select the range the command should apply to.

3. Tap Option, then type W S

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then W for View, S for Show (collapsed group). That opens the Show (collapsed group) menu; the next key tips show the items in it.

What Alt W S does

Alt W S opens the Show (collapsed group) menu on the View tab of Excel. Type one more key to pick an item:

• ⌥WSN Navigation
• ⌥WSR Ruler
• ⌥WSG Gridlines
• ⌥WSF Formula Bar
• ⌥WSH Headings
• ⌥WSD Data Type Icons
• ⌥WSC Focus Cell

Related shortcuts

The rest of the View tab in Excel:

• ⌥WVF Formula Bar
• ⌥WVH Headings
• ⌥WVD Data Type Icons
• ⌥WVC Focus Cell
• ⌥WJ Zoom to 100%
• ⌥WQ Zoom
• ⌥WG Zoom to Selection
• ⌥WN New Window